One of the most important reasons why the aristocratic family can last for a hundred years and survive the change of dynasties is that they adapt to the wind.If no leader-like figures are cultivated within the clan, they will cling to the strong.To put it simply, the big families that can stand tall are very knowledgeable about current affairs, and they will never face head-to-head when they know they are not as good as their opponents.Like now.

The first thing Gu Xian did after receiving the imperial decree was to go to Taicang to open a warehouse to release relief.The household department will register and register the affected people, and each household will be given a certain amount of rations.Because it was at the feet of the emperor and Gu Xian was watching, no one dared to reach out to the relief food, and the food distribution went smoothly.

The cotton firewood needed for winter is not so easy to solve.The price of cotton carbon in Chengdu is getting higher and higher day by day. Although Gu Xian does not want to confront the aristocratic clan head-on with Bei Yan outside and Mu Yan inside, there are more and more refugees in Chengdu. When Yan or Mu Yan made a move, civil upheaval happened instantly.As a result, Gu Xian had no choice but to let the shops operating these businesses under the name of the Wangfu sell them at normal market prices, but the targets of sale could only be refugees.Doing so will make those big families who are hoarding strange things miserable.

Originally thought that in order to seek stability, Gu Xian would not take action against the family no matter what, but who would have thought that he would actually do it.With the Tiqiguards of the palace pressing down, the aristocratic families who lost their money could only knock down their teeth and swallow their blood. Who made them have no army.

If the aristocratic families admit it, it will be fine. To everyone's surprise, most of these hoarded materials are stored in the south of the Yangtze River and have not entered Shu. Dumping is also euphemistically called "relief for disaster victims".

Although the Gu family is a scholarly family, since Gu Yi started doing business, he has become a wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River.The Gu family is based in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the aristocratic family dumped them and suffered heavy losses, the Gu family who did business in an orderly manner suffered a lot.Compared with Gu's, which is sold at a lower price, the common people will naturally choose the one with a lower price, and the front of Gu's store is empty.Gu Yi, on the other hand, was very calm, he didn't follow the blind price cut, and opened the door to do business as usual, with the attitude of "who can afford to lose more" with the aristocratic clan.

The king of Hades fights above, and the devils below suffer. The farmers who grow cotton and the civilians who make a living by collecting firewood and burning charcoal really can't live.Due to the dumping, the prices of cotton and charcoal have dropped continuously, and the charcoal burned by many people for a day of hard work cannot be exchanged for a day's rations.As a result, the victims of the early winter snow disaster have not yet been relieved, and this has added a new batch of victims.In just over half a month, chaos broke out everywhere south of the Yangtze River.

"Shameless!" Fu Donglou threw down the mansion newspaper sent from Jiangnan, and jumped up and down in the tent to curse.

Originally, Bo Jun and his party planned to return to Beijing as soon as possible, but after Gu Xian was sent on a disaster relief mission, they did not leave in a hurry but waited and watched the situation in Hanzhong.On the contrary, Bo Junhao came twice to declare that Bojunhe and Fu Donglou returned to the imperial court, and Liu Yulin army stationed in Hanzhong to guard against Beiyan, but Bo Junhe made an excuse to push him back, making himself a fool of himself.

"These aristocratic families have deep roots, and their relationships with each other are complicated and intertwined. When there is nothing wrong with the world, they collude together in an attempt to control the government and monopolize their official careers; !" Fu Donglou didn't know what to say to vent his anger, and walked around in the tent with his hands behind his back.

"Xi Yu, come sit down and calm down." Bo Junhe was also angry, but he still persuaded Fu Donglou, "You are angry now, if you know what else they did, wouldn't you die of anger?"

"Although my dynasty is a descendant of the Sui emperor, the first emperor was already a bit down and out before he raised his troops. Compared with these powerful families, the royal family is closer to the poor families. The aristocratic families put their minds on nepotism if they want to be kings and ministers to control the government. "

"Although the queen mother is from the Xiao family of Lanling, she has a cold relationship with her mother's family. The family members can't count on the queen mother. The emperor brother has not yet established a queen mother. Originally, Xie Cairen was about to take the throne, but he lost his child. Now it is impossible. .Furthermore, it is the palace. Rui Wangqing has real power, but Lou Er, you come from a humble background. In the eyes of the aristocratic family, you are like a turtledove that has taken over their nest. Didn't you bring the Habayashi Army to fight with them?"

"Hmph, they might not be willing to let them give up a son." Folding his hands on his chest, Fu Donglou sneered, "Since you are chosen from an aristocratic family, there is no need to avoid the emperor's suspicion. Guan Ai, the father who is not the son of the son must look down on him. How can those aristocratic families be willing to be the son of the son and have both talents and looks? This is because we have a good relationship now and they are talking about it endlessly!"

Hugging Fu Donglou from behind, Bai Junhe kissed Fu Donglou lightly on the neck, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, a man like Xiyu with both talents and good conduct is willing to marry me, my king It's really lucky for three lives."

"You understand." With a raised chin, Fu Peacock's tail was raised so high.

"Seriously, I just received a secret report from Jiangnan. Guess who bought those cheap cotton fuel?"

Fu Donglou was leaning comfortably on Bo Jun and his broad and warm chest, and he was a little confused when he suddenly asked him: "Didn't it be bought by those affected by the disaster? Isn't it?"

"Winter came early this year, and there are many people affected by the disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, but not so many that they can buy up so many things hoarded by the Wang family and the Yuan family." Released Fu Donglou, Bo Jun and walked Bending down at the desk, he picked up a piece of paper and handed it to Fu Donglou, "Today, there are many merchant ships coming to the wharves along the Yangtze River to go northward, and the number of ships transporting goods northward on the Grand Canal has increased by more than [-]% compared to previous years."

"You mean, our side is against the aristocratic family, and Bei Yan took advantage of it?" Fu Donglou carefully looked at the data on the paper, feeling a little panicked.

"It's all my fault that I came up with a random idea at the beginning, saying that using the financial resources of the palace to stabilize prices is good. It directly stimulated those powerful people and made them jealous. In the end, we cheated the people of Dachu and let Beiyan get benefits. ..."

"Nonsense." Bo Jun straightened his face and interrupted Fu Donglou's self-blame.

"What do these things have to do with you? They don't have the people of the country in their hearts to do such traitorous things. But whoever has a single mind for the sake of the country and the country, how could they hoard and seek huge profits in the first place. What they are doing now, hmph, say To put it bluntly, it is to fight against the imperial court. This is because they have no soldiers in their hands, and if they have military power in their hands, they may directly rebel!"

Straightening Fu Donglou's shoulders, Bai Junhe looked into those blue eyes and said earnestly: "Xiyu, I said that I like seeing you in high spirits the most, how can you feel sorry for yourself because of such a trivial matter? It has nothing to do with you."

"I'm just..." Fu Donglou sighed, "Military affairs are not what I'm good at after all, even though I came up with an idea, I don't know what to do..."

"Father, father, and me, are you a fool? Will you do it even if you know that what you say is wrong? There are profiteers driving up prices, and it is inevitable for the court to intervene in the rectification. Besides, this errand Pushing it to the father is still out of the emperor's holy will, and it's not something we rushed to go by ourselves."

"You're right, I was thinking too much." Fu Donglou patted himself on the cheek to wake himself up, "Then what should we do now? We can't just let them continue selling."

"It's not easy for them to sell things at low prices to the imperial court. After all, there is no law that prohibits them from selling things at low prices." Bo Junhe said with a twitch of his lips, and his face became a little evil, "Now selling things at low prices The things that went out flowed to Beiyan, and cotton firewood is also a material that the army needs, so those merchants are suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and even the aristocratic families behind them cannot escape."

"Father has already gone to the south of the Yangtze River, and my father also ordered to mobilize the troops stationed along the Yangtze River to arrest the merchant ships. In light and in darkness, those high-ranking nobles are about to stumble this time."

"When did I leave, I don't know."

"Just before you came to the tent of the Chinese army. My father left in a hurry as soon as he informed me. It can be seen that there is a lot of commotion over there."

"Don't push them into a hurry and make them help Beiyan instead." With the lessons learned from dumping, Fu Donglou had to think a little more.

Bai Junhe shook his head confidently: "Unless Da Chu wants to kill all their nine clans, they will not turn to Shi Chaoyi. Do you know that Shi Chaoyi became angry and left those families in the north because of his family going south?" All the ancestral tombs that could not be moved were taken away, and all the gold, silver and jewels buried in the tomb were looted, this enmity is like a knife stabbed in the heart of an aristocratic family, how can it be resolved."

The corners of Fu Donglou's mouth twitched, he really didn't know what to say.There are not a few rebels who stole graves in history, such as Dong Zhuo robbing the imperial tombs of the Han Dynasty, Wen Tao Huang Chao robbing the Tang Tombs, and so on.But no matter who the tomb robber is and how high his status is, the behavior of tomb robbery is cast aside by the nobles and the common people.Shi Chaoyi has become the emperor, and he rolled up his arms and sleeves to handle this matter himself... Fu Donglou said in his heart, Your Majesty, you are also very hardworking!

"I think when I have free time, I have to discuss with the officials who are responsible for revising the laws and regulations to formulate economic laws. All anti-monopoly and anti-dumping laws must be made. Otherwise, those wealthy businessmen will make a fuss when they are unhappy. This time, how can the country bear it, and the lives of the common people can't survive."

"When the world is at peace, I will leave these things to you." Holding Fu Donglou in his arms, Bo Junhe stroked his lover's shiny black hair and smiled.

Comforted by Bai Junhe, Fu Donglou's voice was a little lazy: "Is there any news about Linghu Chun recently?"

Bai Junhe froze for a moment, and then laughed out loud: "Haha, Xiyu, we really have a good understanding, I was just about to tell you. I suspect that there is Linghu Chun behind the cotton firewood sold to Beiyan .”

"How could it be!" Fu Donglou was shocked, "Even if those items are sold cheaply, they will cost a lot of money if they are in large quantities. Linghu Chun is a desperate person, how can he have the financial resources to buy supplies!"

"If it's just those aristocratic clans who are making trouble, why should my father go there in person? The purpose of my father's trip to the south of the Yangtze River is to find out Linghu Chun's whereabouts!"

The author has something to say: the beginning of this chapter is the new plot after the overhaul ~ thank you for waiting

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